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GENDER STUDIES PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
ELL327 GENDER STUDIES 5 3 3 5

GENERAL INFORMATION

Language of Instruction : İngilizce
Level of the Course Unit : LİSANS, TYY: + 6.Düzey, EQF-LLL: 6.Düzey, QF-EHEA: 1.Düzey
Type of the Course : Seçmeli
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit -
Coordinator of the Course Unit Prof.Dr. NEZİHA MUSAOĞLU
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS

Objectives of the Course Unit: This course aims at defining the concepts of gender and sexuality, and discussing intersectionality of gender and sexuality with other social/economic identity categories including class, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, physical disability/desirability, age and health.
Contents of the Course Unit: This course deals with the diversity of gender-sexual orientation, equality, and its representation in the works of prose, poetry and film.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)

explain the concepts of gender and sexuality verbally or written.
relate the intersectionality of gender and sexuality with other social/economic identity categories including class, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, physical disability/desirability, age and health.
interpret the representation of gender and sexuality in the works of prose, poetry and film.
illustrate a gender and sexuality-based criticism in a writing task.
argue about gender-sexual orientation diversity and equality in a writing task.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Course overview. What is gender? What is gender studies for? A discussion of key terms and concepts. Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
2 Reading the Material Assigned First-wave Feminisms: “Professions for Women” and A Room of One’s Own (1929) by Virginia Woolf Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
3 Reading the Material Assigned The Second Sex (1949) by Simone de Beauvoir Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
4 Reading the Material Assigned Second-wave Feminisms: The Feminine Mystique (1963) by Betty Friedan. Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
5 Reading the Material Assigned The Female Eunuch (1970) by Germaine Greer Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
6 Reading the Material Assigned Sexual Politics (1970) by Kate Millett Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
7 Reading the Material Assigned The Dialectic of Sex (1970) by Shulamith Firestone Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
8 - ARA SINAV -
9 Reading the Material Assigned Man Made Language (1980) by Dale Spender Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
10 Reading the Material Assigned Yearning: Race, Gender and Cultural Politics (1990) by bell hooks Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
11 Reading the Material Assigned "Doing Gender" (1987) by West & Zimmerman Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
12 Reading the Material Assigned Gender Trouble (1990) by Judith Butler Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
13 Reading the Material Assigned Gender Trouble (1990) by Judith Butler Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
14 Reading the Material Assigned The Introduction to Language and Gender (2013) by Eckert and McConnell-Ginet Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
15 Reading the Material Assigned FAQ on the website of Intersex Society of North America Lecture & Discussion & Inquiry-based Learning
16 - FİNAL -
17 - FİNAL -

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING

Humm, M. (2016). Feminisms: A Reader. Routledge.
Leitch, V. B., Cain, W. E., Finke, L., McGowan, J., Sharpley-Whiting, T. D., & Williams, J. (2018). The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities Number of Activities Degree of Contribution (%) Description
Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5

CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE UNIT TO THE PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES

KNOWLEDGE

Theoretical

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Define the basic theoretical, political, economic and administrative theories used in the field of Political Science and International Relations.
2
Explain the political history, political ideas, intellectual accumulation of understanding international relations and the way that the history of diplomacy has passed from past to present.
3
List the norms of universal law and human rights, the principles of the modern legal system, the names of modern bureaucratic and administrative structures.

KNOWLEDGE

Factual

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Explain the Turkish state tradition, the influence of Islam, the accumulation of political thought and its historical background, and compare this accumulation with the current approaches.
2
Evaluate the chronological development of relations between political and diplomatic developments and political / diplomatic facts / events / ideas / actors from past to present.
3
Analyze the structure and functioning of actors, organizations and organizations that determine international relations.

SKILLS

Cognitive

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
In the light of current theoretical debates, apply relevant concepts to current political and international developments.
2
Evaluate the Turkish political tradition, developments with the Turkic community.
3
Use information on the field when comparing the administrative structures of different countries and their diplomatic traditions.

SKILLS

Practical

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Formulate the current political developments, developments and arrangements in international relations in the historical and theoretical accumulation.
2
Analyze the functioning of modern political regimes in the light of political and public bureaucratic structures, regulations and developments.
3
Examine and analyze current political developments in the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa and the Caucasus in terms of both Turkish political history and international relations discipline.

OCCUPATIONAL

Autonomy & Responsibility

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
To conduct a field-specific study individually and to complete it with discipline and responsibility.
2
To assume duties and responsibilities in a team work as leader or team member and to fulfil them flawlessly.

OCCUPATIONAL

Learning to Learn

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Follow the political and administrative developments in the international political system and the bureaucratic organizations operating in this system.
2
Examine the international problems and conflicts, and the problems in the field of administration and politics in detail.

OCCUPATIONAL

Communication & Social

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Follow the current developments in the field of Political Science and International Relations and collaborate with leading names in the field.
2
Examine and analyze academic resources and the written and oral studies on the political developments in the region and the world, especially in the Middle East.
3
Debate in the field of political science and public administration with different target groups in multicultural environments.

OCCUPATIONAL

Occupational and/or Vocational

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
With the current historical and theoretical knowledge of the field, suggest sustainable, organizational and administrative arrangements aimed at meeting specific goals and solving certain problems.
2
To follow latest developments in the field and direct personal studies accordingly within the framework of the lifelong learning principle.Using the theoretical, economic, political and managerial knowledge, and produce reports on current developments, conflicts and agreements in geography related to world politics and especially in the Middle East.
3
Construct arguments on the current developments in Turkish politics in the light of the laws, regulations, and the important changes in the constitution and administrative law that determine Turkish political life and foreign relations.

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT

Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities

Type of the Learning Activites Learning Activities (# of week) Duration (hours, h) Workload (h)
Ders 14 3 42
Derse Ön Hazırlık ve Ders Sonrası Pekiştirme 13 5 65
Arazi Çalışması 0 0 0
Grup Çalışması / Ödevi 0 0 0
Laboratuvar 0 0 0
Okuma 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje Hazırlama 0 0 0
Seminer 0 0 0
Staj 0 0 0
Teknik Gezi 0 0 0
Web Tab. Öğrenme 0 0 0
Uygulama 0 0 0
Yerinde Uygulama 0 0 0
Mesleki Faaliyet 0 0 0
Sosyal Faaliyet 0 0 0
Tez Hazırlama 0 0 0
Alan Çalışması 0 0 0
Rapor Yazma 0 0 0
Final Sınavı 1 1 1
Final Sınavı Hazırlığı 1 10 10
Ara Sınav 1 1 1
Ara Sınav Hazırlığı 1 10 10
Kısa Sınav 0 0 0
Kısa Sınav Hazırlığı 0 0 0
TOPLAM 31 0 129
Total Workload of the Course Unit 129
Workload (h) / 25.5 5,1
ECTS Credits allocated for the Course Unit 5,0